Stockyard point gummy sharks

[Finnigan]

Got a itch for a fish a few nights ago, so me and a mate headed out to make the most of the gummy moon. Got lines in the water an hour before low tide around 8:30. Within 10 minute we got a legal gummy. About half an hour later i was onto a slighty bigger one. As the tide started to come in so did the weeds and became unfishable. Decieded to bring it in and just as i picked up my rod, i get a fish on :super: , feeling like a 20kg weed fish I bring in a 50cm Ling among a huge ball of weed. Not knowing what it was we quicky returned him to the water. Not bad for a quick 1 1/2 hr fish, got our first gummies ever.

First Gummy
Length(Last gill to start of tail): 47cm
Bait: Cali Squid, Paternoster rig (Top hook) 2/0 Baitholder

Second Gummy (sorry about the messy pic, 1st photo had no flash)
Length: 52cm
Bait: Fresh Salmon, 4/0 Circle Running rig

Not huge but first of the species so happy nonetheless, now for the big girls :Dribble:

[paulpaciocco]

Great job mate


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[Joker91]

ON YA BUDDY!!!

[Nude up]

Great size for eating nice work

[Finnigan]

Great size for eating nice work

Cheers guys it went down pretty easily :Dribble:

[Rod Bender]

Great effort and report. Brief but informative.

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Length(Last gill to start of tail): ....

Why are these points used for minimum size measurements on gummies?
cheers
Jim

[Finnigan]

Great effort and report. Brief but informative.

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Length(Last gill to start of tail): ....

Why are these points used for minimum size measurements on gummies?
cheers
Jim

Not sure thats a good question, id like to know

[big gummy]

Well done mate great effort

[Miffy & Sparkles]

great report mate!

[wokka1]

Gummies and schoolies are allowed to be landed gutted and with the head removed to the rear gill slit. That's where the partial measurement comes in.